The Occidental College baseball team (2-4 overall, 1-2 SCIAC) opened conference play over the weekend with a home-and-away series against Chapman (3-4 overall, 2-1 SCIAC). The Tigers took the first game in Orange, Calif., with a 3-1 victory in 12 innings Friday but dropped both frames of the Saturday doubleheader at Anderson Field. They fell 7-2 in the first game...

Student drivers employed by the Bengal Bus will soon replace Campus Safety officers as the primary provider of free transportation to areas around campus. The policy shift enables Campus Safety officers currently dedicated to performing escorts to other tasks more relevant to crime deterrence. Representatives from the Bengal Bus free shuttle service, which is overseen by the Office of Student...

A spiral staircase may connect the Green Bean and a newly renovated Bengal Room by the time students return to Occidental for the Fall 2014 semester. The project would provide another multipurpose space for students and reduce crowding in the Green Bean. The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) and Director of Student Life Tamara Rice are spearheading efforts but...

Indonesia. Mount Kelud on the island Java erupted on Feb. 13 at 10:50 p.m. local time, necessitating the evacuation of 200,000 people. Fierce tremors shook the island and the blast could be heard 80 miles away. There have only been four confirmed fatalities, which resulted from roof collapses. Kelud, a stratovolcano, last erupted in 2007, but it was a small...

Active Minds, a student group on campus, and the Student Wellness Advisory Council (SWAC), a student-administration committee, prepared a petition for President Jonathan Vietch to expand Emmons Wellness Center's mental health facilities. The petition is the first step in the groups' plan to increase student awareness of the services already offered by Emmons. Both Active Minds and SWAC are looking...

With the flair and audacity of Beyoncé’s surprise album, last Friday’s performance of the Vagina Monologues took the classic show in original and personalized directions. New monologues grappled with abortion, masturbation, transsexual experiences and the fluidity of queerness, as well as street harassment. As with previous years, this year’s show generated a whirlwind of emotions, from screaming out loud laughing...

During the 2011-2012 academic year, the Faculty Learning Committee (FLC) held workshops to discuss how professors could integrate iPads into their teaching methods. Professor of biology Roberta Pollock and professor of kinesiology Marcella Raney advocated for iPad usage and currently experiments with them as a part of their curricula. The integration of iPads in these classes is a step in...

Students and faculty coming together to plant seeds is not an unusual sight here at Occidental – figuratively and literally. One group of gardeners is sowing more than just seeds. After learning the tricks of the trade here on campus, the Prison Beautification Club (PBS) brings the fruits of its labor – skills and produce alike – to the California...

A dance studio should be a safe place for jumping to extraordinary heights and learning to land quadruple turns. The protective gear for a dancer is a sprung floor, which helps prevent injuries from harsh landings. The Occidental dance studio does not meet these requirements due to the lack of necessary spring and grip to allow for safe landings and...

Students at Occidental College share certain common experiences as a product of attending the same school. One of those is move-in day. The college works hard with Residential Education and Housing Services (ResEd), O-Team and other student volunteers to see that the move-in process at the beginning of the academic year runs smoothly. But then ResEd fails to pay the...